Linda Buchanan in Martinsville, Virginia

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Linda Buchanan is listed as: Internal Medicine
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 8123194081
NPI #: 1609844711
NPI Created On: 03/14/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 01/12/2016
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
0101-045692
Listed Gender: Female

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Optima Health Plan
• Medicare

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. X-ray of chest, 2 views
3. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views
4. Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine
5. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
6. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
7. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
8. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
9. Automated urinalysis test
10. Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis
11. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
12. Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
13. Hemoglobin a1c level
14. Thyroxine (thyroid chemical) measurement
15. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
16. Uric acid level, blood
17. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
18. Blood test, clotting time
19. Detection test for influenza virus
20. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).